Charpentier "Tête De Cuvée" Chardonnay prosecco

Charpentier "Tête De Cuvée" Chardonnay proseccoPairs with: Lobster roll Good for: A casual evening with friends Grape: Chardonnay I am from: Loire Valley, France The Story: While most folks' brains think regions other than the Loire for Chardonnay, this un oaked example is a winner and an excellent value at the price, as well as being organic. Located southeast of the city of Nantes, Servane and Guillaume Charpentier are fifth generation winemakers working an estate of 79 hectares that dates to in

the hand-harvested fruit is first fermented in traditional concrete tanks

By deliberately keeping the juice completely isolated from heavy oak barrels

sour red plums

Troupis Winery sits squarely in the vanguard of the movement

bruised apricots

or indulging in a slow

Pairs with: Gefilte Fish

sun-drenched Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains

silky light-to-medium body that is instantly cut by a laser-beam core of bitter orange peel

I am from: Toscana

remarkably small "Curiously Small Stills" that maximize copper contact to create a rich

with crisp acidity and wonderful flavors of pear and Meyer lemon